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MDS 3.0 Overview Presented to: The National Consumer Voice for Quality Long Term Care NCCNHR Annual Meeting and Conference: Quality Care October 23, 2009 Washington DC Mary Pratt, RN, MSN Director, Division of Chronic and Post Acute Care. Topics to be Covered. Review the MDS 3.0 Timeline
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MDS 3.0 Overview Presented to: The National Consumer Voice for Quality Long Term Care NCCNHR Annual Meeting and Conference: Quality Care October 23, 2009 Washington DC Mary Pratt, RN, MSN Director, Division of Chronic and Post Acute Care
Topics to be Covered • Review the MDS 3.0 Timeline • Features of MDS 3.0 • Overview of the plans for MDS 3.0 Training • New Quality Measure Development
Timeline January / February 2010 – -- Publish final MDS 3.0 Data Specifications (including RUGs and CAA triggers. (QM/QI specifications to be released at a later date) -- Publish MDS 3.0 Item Sets (includes Admission, Quarterly, Swing Bed, PPS, Discharge MDS and tracking records) -- Publish MDS 3.0 Long-Term Care Facility Resident Assessment Instrument User’s Manual (Revision to be Published May 2010) March 2010 – NQF Call for Quality Measures (MDS 3.0) April 12-15, 2010 – MDS 3.0 National Train the Trainer Conference October 1, 2010 – MDS 3.0 Implementation December 2010 – NQF Endorsement of Quality Measures (3.0)
Features Uses Standardized Assessments Tools Gives Resident Voice Increases Clinical Relevance Increases Accuracy Increases Clarity Provides Care Area Assessments
MDS Satellite Broadcasts/Webcasts Anticipate hosting three MDS 3.0 satellite broadcasts or webcasts: December 2009 – MDS 3.0 Overview Summer 2010 – Impact on surveyors Coding and assessment requirements
MDS Conferences MDS 3.0 Train-the-Trainer Baltimore, MD March 15 - 19, 2010 CMS CO, RO, and State RAI Coordinators MDS National Conferences (2) Baltimore, MD During the week of April 12, 2010 Provider groups, stakeholders & professional associations
MDS Train-the-Trainer Materials MDS Conferences SNF/LTC ODF (www.cms.hhs.gov/OpenDoorForums/25_ODF_SNFLTC.asp) Medicare Learning Network (www.cms.hhs.gov/MLNGenInfo/) MDS 3.0 Website (www.cms.hhs.gov/NursingHomeQualityInits/25_NHQIMDS30.asp)
MDS Web-Based Training To be available online 24/7, 365 days/year Structured by section supported by key topics Overview Key terms relevant to the section Conducting the assessment Coding instructions Coding practice (for selected sections) Available through the Medicare Learning Network (MLN)
Web Conferences Conduct via telephone and web conference To include opportunity to ask questions of MDS subject matter experts
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) Based on questions documented at the MDS conferences and web conferences Available through the MLN
Nursing Home Quality Measures • Will include Post Acute and Chronic Care Measures • New measures will replace existing measures (or at a minimum modify the existing measures based on the MDS 3.0 Instrument) • 18 Candidate measures submitted to NQF • Ultimately the measures will be published on Nursing Home Compare
Thank you. • Comments can be submitted to: • MDS30Comments@cms.hhs.gov